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OCORRÊNCIA DE LENTIVÍRUS DE PEQUENOS RUMINANTES NO SEMIÁRIDO BAIANO E PERFIL DA CAPRINO/OVINOCULTURA NA REGIÃO

2012; UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE GOIÁS; Volume: 13; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5216/cab.v13i4.17429

1809-6891

Sílvia Inês Sardi, Glauber Santos Ribeiro de Sena, Gúbio Soares Campos, Gisele Rocha dos Santos, Antonio Lemos Maia Neto, Luciana Niedersberg de Ávila,

Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments

The aim of this study was to analyze the occurrence of Small Ruminants Lentiviruses (SRLV: Caprine arthrite encephalitis virus, CAEV, and Maedi-Visna, MVV) and characterize the social/economical profile of the farms in the semi-arid region of Portal do Sertão, Sisal e Bacia do Jacuípe, in the state of Bahia, Brazil. Sera from goats (n= 1046) and sheep (704) were collected to detect antibodies against CAEV and MVV by Agar Immunodifusion (AGID) and ELISA and Western Blot for CAEV. A questionnaire was applied to each farm where sera were collected in order to define the social/economical profile. The results obtained by AGID showed no positive goats and sheep for infection by CAEV or MVV, respectively, but 5/755 sera were positive for CAEV by ELISA and confirmed by Western blot. The questionnaire analysis showed a low technical profile in the smallholders, under familiar management, whose flocks were raised in an extensive system destined to self-consumption or local trading. In conclusion, this work demonstrated a low incidence of SRLV, and that the production in the farms of the semi-arid region is based mainly in goat and sheep herds without specific breed, destined for for self-consumption or local commercialization.KEYWORDS: diagnosis; productivity; semi-arid; Small Ruminant Lentivirus.